How to overcome Addictions (video game, film, food, lifestyle e.t.c) speaking from experience - THE OFFICIAL RESISTANCE2024-03-28T19:57:08Zhttps://resistance2010.com/forum/topics/how-to-overcome-addictions-video-game-film-food-lifestyle-e-t-c?commentId=3228704%3AComment%3A471540&feed=yes&xn_auth=noive been addicted to drugs si…tag:resistance2010.com,2015-04-07:3228704:Comment:5315002015-04-07T09:24:53.548Zterri caskeyhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/terricaskey
ive been addicted to drugs since 15yrs old but now waiting for treatment i want desperatley but this is the hardest thing ive ever done.im on a 12step programme but they insist on calling a higher power GOD as i understand it. I refuse the word.ive chosen auset n started chanting.i take my hat off to you n well done. addiction is too painful to explain. Well done friend.wholeness.
ive been addicted to drugs since 15yrs old but now waiting for treatment i want desperatley but this is the hardest thing ive ever done.im on a 12step programme but they insist on calling a higher power GOD as i understand it. I refuse the word.ive chosen auset n started chanting.i take my hat off to you n well done. addiction is too painful to explain. Well done friend.wholeness. what about cigarette addictio…tag:resistance2010.com,2015-04-07:3228704:Comment:5314942015-04-07T03:50:00.847ZJoi de Vivrehttps://resistance2010.com/profile/JoideVivre
<p>what about cigarette addiction? I find I need something more</p>
<p>what about cigarette addiction? I find I need something more</p> from my own personal experien…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-15:3228704:Comment:4901722014-07-15T02:00:13.709ZMarcus Reedhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/CorinthianBricker
<p>from my own personal experience, one of the hardest things in this is to say no. Always know it has been written, " resist the devil and he will flee from you..."</p>
<p>from my own personal experience, one of the hardest things in this is to say no. Always know it has been written, " resist the devil and he will flee from you..."</p> Thank you for this post!
I ha…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-14:3228704:Comment:4903032014-07-14T19:52:55.072ZTadashttps://resistance2010.com/profile/Tadas
<p>Thank you for this post!</p>
<p>I have kinda same thing going on with mmorpgs. I don't think im addicted, because i could live without them and dont think about them (i did this for a year) but then i started changing quit drinking and because of that lost a lot of "friends", so i had nothing to do, felt bored and started playing again, and since then i just play those games while there is nothing else to do, cant read books or workout whole day, dont really know how to get new friends…</p>
<p>Thank you for this post!</p>
<p>I have kinda same thing going on with mmorpgs. I don't think im addicted, because i could live without them and dont think about them (i did this for a year) but then i started changing quit drinking and because of that lost a lot of "friends", so i had nothing to do, felt bored and started playing again, and since then i just play those games while there is nothing else to do, cant read books or workout whole day, dont really know how to get new friends everyone is seems soo fake so i just chill and play smth, but it really gets boring now. =/ any idea what should i do at this stage? sorry for bad english ;)</p> So glad this helped people, i…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-13:3228704:Comment:4899872014-07-13T23:51:15.510ZSamuel Adam Alderhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/SamuelAdamAlder
<p>So glad this helped people, it was helpful and cleansing for me to write it, and when I needed help synchronicity occured in many forms, also in this thread being updated...</p>
<p>Not sure who exactly said it but boy is it true, "if you want to master something teach it" thank you higher zelf and family, community</p>
<p>So glad this helped people, it was helpful and cleansing for me to write it, and when I needed help synchronicity occured in many forms, also in this thread being updated...</p>
<p>Not sure who exactly said it but boy is it true, "if you want to master something teach it" thank you higher zelf and family, community</p> I've got the family feeling w…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-13:3228704:Comment:4902142014-07-13T19:06:34.811Zterri caskeyhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/terricaskey
I've got the family feeling with the resistance and thankyou :-)<br />
knowing I have this family here of caring like minded people has made a<br />
world full of happiness for me.im here to stay with addictions out of my way<br />
xxx
I've got the family feeling with the resistance and thankyou :-)<br />
knowing I have this family here of caring like minded people has made a<br />
world full of happiness for me.im here to stay with addictions out of my way<br />
xxx Fantastic, I love this post a…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-13:3228704:Comment:4901982014-07-13T15:57:05.321ZRhombus Coxhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/StephenCox
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Fantastic, I love this post and the discussion it generated! This topic is my absolute favorite because it is the one I am really on, and have been on for some time. I think of it as ‘making changes.’ Everyone here has made a serious commitment to bettering their self, we say out with the old and in with the new/better. Anyone who takes this approach has my admiration and love. Making a change without creating a new dependency is very difficult! Most changes…</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Fantastic, I love this post and the discussion it generated! This topic is my absolute favorite because it is the one I am really on, and have been on for some time. I think of it as ‘making changes.’ Everyone here has made a serious commitment to bettering their self, we say out with the old and in with the new/better. Anyone who takes this approach has my admiration and love. Making a change without creating a new dependency is very difficult! Most changes are done with the whack-a-mole strategy, but there is a holistic way that is radical, in that it goes to the roots. If you go this route, you are doing it for yourself, but your doing it makes real changes for everyone. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Drugs, alcohol, food, video games, and many other things have all played an anesthetizing or diversionary role in my life at various times and at various degrees. I’d like to share my process, which is very much a work in progress: First, you get to the point where you know you must change (for yourself, you want/need/must do it) Second, you honor the role the thing you are trying to change has played in your life (although I have decided to change these things, I would literally be dead many times over, I would not have survived, without them) Third, you create the space that allows you to go to the roots of the issue (for me this means awareness about triggers, mind chatter, and the flow of the inner and emotional body. one element of this for me has been to not put myself in a place where I have to say no. also, I will say that this step has been very uncomfortable but incredibly transformational for me - very, very alchemical) Forth, you Tell Your Story or develop the ability to do so - you don't Have to tell your story necessarily - but I have found that telling your story to yourself, to others that you know are actually listening, and to others that are at a place you have been, is “Whoa!” healing. Fifth, new things start to fill the space that you have created! AND, they’re actually enjoyable!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Well, I don’t think that really adds must substantive content to what Samuel and others have said but I really wanted to cast it in my own words. Thanks everyone.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Terri - my lonely path in life manifests itself as the feeling that I am an alien on this planet with all these rando-crazies. I think this is because people who are serious about deep things are just rare statistically speaking. Maybe that’s elitist, but just my take. I’m new to the resistance but it has been a family-feel place for me. There is a lot of stuff on the site, i’d say check it all out :)</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Andrea, i’ve head some people talking about the effectiveness of Kratom regarding opiate withdraw. I don’t know if this would help in your circumstances but some people really laud it. People talk about it on reddit, kratom association .com, and other places. </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Oh, finally I wanted to say that people struggling with or who have struggled with serious addictions have always been my favorite people. This may be a way for me to observe my struggles in a positive light, but I find these sorts of people to be truly caring, sensitive (actually a wonderful gift), wonderful healers. </span></p> hi thanx this helped me. im f…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-07-11:3228704:Comment:4899982014-07-11T10:45:44.838Zterri caskeyhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/terricaskey
<p>hi thanx this helped me. im feeling stuck and alone.watching astral quest helped me see im not alone with whats happening to humanity and its helped me innerstand the out of body experiences ive had but i dont no anybody else i can talk to as they think im way out there.im on the lonely road sevan described being on and a bit lost as to what to do now? is there any meditation techniques or visualisations that can help me on this path? thanx terri</p>
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<p>hi thanx this helped me. im feeling stuck and alone.watching astral quest helped me see im not alone with whats happening to humanity and its helped me innerstand the out of body experiences ive had but i dont no anybody else i can talk to as they think im way out there.im on the lonely road sevan described being on and a bit lost as to what to do now? is there any meditation techniques or visualisations that can help me on this path? thanx terri</p>
<p></p> Jana, you are correct that I…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-04-23:3228704:Comment:4789072014-04-23T12:12:19.105ZAndrea-Ryan Profacihttps://resistance2010.com/profile/AndreaRyanProfaci
<p>Jana, you are correct that I was not, for a while, taking the pain medication for the pain. After this "accident" I was, but that changes after a while.<br></br>Currently, I take a medication that manages the dependence with longer half-life and consistent dosage but in all essence is just another opiate.<br></br>The Ibogaine suggested to me seems promising as I have done research on it but I am going to have a problem raising the $ for treatment.<br></br><br></br>I really do appreciate you being that…</p>
<p>Jana, you are correct that I was not, for a while, taking the pain medication for the pain. After this "accident" I was, but that changes after a while.<br/>Currently, I take a medication that manages the dependence with longer half-life and consistent dosage but in all essence is just another opiate.<br/>The Ibogaine suggested to me seems promising as I have done research on it but I am going to have a problem raising the $ for treatment.<br/><br/>I really do appreciate you being that bridge for me to innerstand the potential of some of those remedies. I will definitely try some of them. I am such a neophyte that I haven't come across much material on these subjects until now. Sounds promising.<br/><br/>And to answer your question more pointedly, yes I would like to know more, as much as I can, about what happened that day and why it happened.<br/>I do have a lot of unanswered questions however I have gotten used to just accepting what is. I am hoping to help my body manage these injuries as my body continues to age.<br/><br/>Thank you Jana and Samuel.<br/><br/>Wholeness,</p> Thanks for those recommendati…tag:resistance2010.com,2014-04-23:3228704:Comment:4786662014-04-23T07:13:15.905ZSamuel Adam Alderhttps://resistance2010.com/profile/SamuelAdamAlder
<p>Thanks for those recommendations, i've been interested in St. John's wort for a while now, too.<br></br><br></br>Also, I think faith is a good word, it comes from the latin fides, meaning trust, binding, bond, confidence in, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith#Epistemological_validity" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith#Epistemological_validity</a><br></br><br></br>there's also this which you might turn your nose up at, but i think it's actually true and great: …</p>
<p>Thanks for those recommendations, i've been interested in St. John's wort for a while now, too.<br/><br/>Also, I think faith is a good word, it comes from the latin fides, meaning trust, binding, bond, confidence in, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith#Epistemological_validity" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith#Epistemological_validity</a><br/><br/>there's also this which you might turn your nose up at, but i think it's actually true and great: </p>
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<p><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">inner</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">attitude,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">conviction,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">trust</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">relating</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">man</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">to</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">a</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc onclk">supreme</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">God</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">ultimate</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">salvation.</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">In</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">religious </span><span id="hotword" class="hwc">traditions</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">stressing</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">divine</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">grace,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">it</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">is</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">inner</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">certainty</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">attitude</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">love</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">granted</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">by</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">God</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">himself.</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">In </span><span id="hotword" class="hwc">Christian</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">theology,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">is</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">divinely</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">inspired</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">human</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">response</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">to</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">God's</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">historical</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span id="hotword" class="hwc">revelation</span></em></span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc"><strong>through</strong> Jesus Christ</span></span><span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">and,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">consequently,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">is</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">crucial</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">significance.</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith?s=t" target="_blank">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith?s=t</a></span></p>
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<p><span>note it is <strong>through</strong>, not of; Jesus, just like all of the Angels (wait no, not the fallen ones), just like all the flying and righteous angels, say, they do not want to be worshiped, they are just a part of the creation, doing their part, and what they hope is to inspire everyone to become a part of the whole again. <br/><br/>Here is the best book I have found which explains all of this, note: I am a rebel against and away from the system, the corruption, and the fake sickness, just like you, but the fact is: there is truth in the bible, and in Jesus' words, they are just not what most people turn it into, which is hero worship: he was trying to show us heaven is and can be even more so right here on earth.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.truthcontest.com/entries/the-present-with-religion/toc.html" target="_blank">http://www.truthcontest.com/entries/the-present-with-religion/toc.html</a><br/><br/>"<strong>You are destroying the word of God through your traditions that you have handed down. Mark 7:13<br/><br/></strong><span>In other words; the Bible says traditional religions destroy the truth of God. The Bible is central to the Christian religion, but they don't see what it says.</span><strong><br/><br/>Newton, Einstein, and Tesla were the greatest scientists and were mystics.</strong><span>Science and religion have different pieces to the puzzle of life, and people need both to learn the ultimate truth of life. This book unites them for the first time."</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Seriously, read that book, I'm only on page 30 but it's wonderful! And fulfilling. And best of all, it doesn't turn you into some zombie, it in fact does the opposite, makes you more intelligent, if you can really digest the spiritual food being offered. It is also in line with everything seven/sevan/james says.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.truthcontest.com" target="_blank">http://www.truthcontest.com</a></span></span></p>
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<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">strong</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">unshakeable</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">belief</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">something,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">esp</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">without</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">proof</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">evidence</span></span></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">a</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">specific</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">system</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">religious</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">beliefs:</span> </span><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">Jewish</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span></span></i></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><i><span id="hotword" class="hwc">Christianity</span> </i><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">trust</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">God</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">and</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">his</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">actions</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">and</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">promises</span></span></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="tr3"><td align="right" width="1%" class="td3n1"><span id="hotword">4.</span></td>
<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">a</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">conviction</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">truth</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">certain</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">doctrines</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">religion,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">esp</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">when</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">this</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">is</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">not</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">based</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">on</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">reason</span></span></td>
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<tr valign="top" class="tr3"><td align="right" width="1%" class="td3n1"><span id="hotword">5.</span></td>
<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">complete</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">confidence</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">trust</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">a</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">person,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">remedy,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">etc</span></span></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">any</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">set</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">firmly</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">held</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">principles</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">beliefs</span></span></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" class="hwc">allegiance</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">loyalty,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">as</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">to</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">a</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">person</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">cause</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">(esp</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">phrases</span> </span><b><span id="hotword" class="hwc">keep</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> </b><span id="hotword">, </span><b><span id="hotword" class="hwc">break</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> </b><span id="hotword">)</span></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><b><span id="hotword" class="hwc">bad</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> </b><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">insincerity</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">dishonesty</span></span></td>
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<td class="td3n2"><p><b><span id="hotword" class="hwc">good</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> </b><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">honesty</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">or</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">sincerity,</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">as</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">of</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">intention</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">business</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">(esp</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">the</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">phrase</span> </span><b><span id="hotword" class="hwc">in</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">good</span> <span id="hotword" class="hwc">faith</span> </b><span id="hotword">)</span><br/><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith?s=t" target="_blank">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith?s=t</a></p>
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<p><span id="hotword"> On the resistance, we learn to have faith in one another, and discover we are all parts of the greater body of humanity, we are not blind believers, but seers, gnostics, of all kinds, the words are not what matters as much as the feeling, the faith... Ultimately faith IS more important than reason and any facts we can know, because facts and reasons we can talk about all day, but faith and emotions we can feel, of course we need both, but if we have to choose, i choose faith and the things i can feel, over the things i can think "reason can take you from a to b, but imagination [faith, in a way] can take you anywhere" Albert Einstein.<br/><br/>This fact, that we are all of the greater body of humanity, is also presented in TomTom Biggle's video "the return of you" here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/52898119" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/52898119</a> featuring Sevan and films like "the christ in you": <a href="https://vimeo.com/76887003" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/76887003</a> featuring Santos Bonacci.<br/><br/>I know this might seem odd that I picked on just one word and made such a long post about it but the truth is, we are not alive to be ashamed of our selves, our bodies, or our faith, in the creator, the most high, who we have a direct connection to through our body; our shared soul, neither male nor female, but eternal unstoppable sound and light. Wholeness and Balance! Good things to and for you :)</span></p>